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King Charles calls for ‘reconciliation’ in Christmas speech
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King Charles calls for ‘reconciliation’ in Christmas speech
December 25 02:34 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—Britain's King Charles III called for "compassion and reconciliation" at a time of "division" across the world in his Chr...
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Lucea mayor defends new Christmas tree as he blasts detractors
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Lucea mayor defends new Christmas tree as he blasts detractors
December 25 02:06 PM
HANOVER, Jamaica — As the festive glow of the Christmas season settles over Hanover's parish capital, Mayor of Lucea, Sheridan Samuels is issuing a st...
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DJ Mac gives UK-based Drip Rick Vi the green light
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DJ Mac gives UK-based Drip Rick Vi the green light
December 25 01:39 PM
Fast rising Uk-based dancehall artiste Drip Rick Vi is enjoying a great run in dancehall. The witty deejay has scored a place on one of the hottest be...
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Complex Ricki wants to ‘Make a Change’
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Complex Ricki wants to ‘Make a Change’
December 25 12:54 PM
Fusion reggae artiste Complex Ricki is generating a major buzz on the streets with her latest ambitious single, Make a Change , dedicated to the survi...
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Democrats demand probe into Caribbean boat strikes
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Democrats demand probe into Caribbean boat strikes
December 25 12:35 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – As United States President Donald Trump expands the US military build-up in the Caribbean, Democratic legislators ar...
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WATCH: Wanted man killed in Manchester confrontation, police say
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WATCH: Wanted man killed in Manchester confrontation, police say
December 25 11:02 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — One of Manchester’s most wanted men was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with the police in Mike Town in the parish ...
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Two American men denied bail on rape charges in The Bahamas
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Two American men denied bail on rape charges in The Bahamas
December 25 10:45 AM
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – Two American men were denied bail when they appeared in a magistrate’s court in The Bahamas charged with raping a 25-year-old ...
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‘Mi Rahtid’, Jamaican grandma turns social media star serving up recipes
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‘Mi Rahtid’, Jamaican grandma turns social media star serving up recipes
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 25 10:07 AM
A Florida family’s efforts to preserve their Jamaican matriarch’s recipes, passed down through generations, have transformed the 96-year-old woman int...
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Request for help allegedly sparks jealous rage
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Request for help allegedly sparks jealous rage
December 5, 2025
MONTEGO BAY, St James — A domestic quarrel sparked by a woman’s request for a male friend to help her get back on her feet after Hurricane Melissa, al...
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Dutch attorney representing Jah Cure stabbing victim appeals to the public to not ‘blame the victim’
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Dutch attorney representing Jah Cure stabbing victim appeals to the public to not ‘blame the victim’
CLAUDE MILLS, Observer Online writer 
November 30, 2025
Attorney-at-law R Bouwman, who is representing Dutch concert promoter Nicardo ‘Papa’ Blake, the victim of a stabbing assault at the hands of reggae si...
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Cop in assault case to return to court
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Cop in assault case to return to court
November 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A police officer accused of assaulting a man with a baton, seen in a 2024 video, will return to court next May. Maurice Hylton app...
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Mavado’s son Dantay Brooks facing assault, weapon charges
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Mavado’s son Dantay Brooks facing assault, weapon charges
October 23, 2025
Dantay Brooks, the son of dancehall superstar Mavado, has once again found himself in trouble with the law. Observer Online understands that the junio...
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Judge orders Norman Scott be fingerprinted in Election Day assault case
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Judge orders Norman Scott be fingerprinted in Election Day assault case
October 13, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Spanish Town Mayor Norman Scott was ordered to have his fingerprint recorded by the police when he appeared in the St Elizabet...
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Businessman accused of pulling gun in heated argument
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Businessman accused of pulling gun in heated argument
October 5, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica — A 44-year-old businessman has been charged with assault at common law, use of a firearm to commit a felony, assault occasioning b...
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Spanish Town mayor charged with assault after election day altercation
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Spanish Town mayor charged with assault after election day altercation
September 12, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Mayor of Spanish Town Norman Scott has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and malicious destruction of p...
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Father facing charges after allegedly assaulting son
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Father facing charges after allegedly assaulting son
September 12, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — What began as a normal evening at a home in Rosemount, St James, has now escalated into a courtroom battle that pits a father agai...
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UK court convicts asylum seeker of sexual assault
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UK court convicts asylum seeker of sexual assault
September 4, 2025
CHELMSFORD, United Kingdom (AFP) — A court in England on Thursday convicted an Ethiopian asylum seeker of the sexual assault of a teenage girl and a w...
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Norman Scott denounces assault allegations as ‘desperate political tactics’
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Norman Scott denounces assault allegations as ‘desperate political tactics’
September 3, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — People’s National Party (PNP) candidate for St Elizabeth South East, Norman Scott, says he unequivocally denies the “malicious...
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JLP indoor agent accuses PNP candidate Norman Scott of assault
September 3, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) indoor agent has accused the People’s National Party (PNP) candidate for St Elizabeth South Easte...
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Man to stand trial for alleged assault of policeman at Bull Bay station
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Man to stand trial for alleged assault of policeman at Bull Bay station
August 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man accused of assaulting a policeman at the Bull Bay Police Station is set to go to trial after pleading not guilty to charges ...
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Men charged with assault after allegedly intervening in argument between women
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Men charged with assault after allegedly intervening in argument between women
August 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two men who intervened in an argument between two women, allegedly assaulting one of the women, have been slapped with several cha...
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Bail extended for TikToker Kemar ‘Candy’ Jones
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Bail extended for TikToker Kemar ‘Candy’ Jones
August 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — TikToker Kemar Jones, more popularly known as "Candy", had his bail extended when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish...
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‘I love you and I am sorry’: Sha’Carri Richardson issues heartfelt apology to Christian Coleman
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‘I love you and I am sorry’: Sha’Carri Richardson issues heartfelt apology to Christian Coleman
August 12, 2025
American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson has issued a heartfelt apology to her boyfriend, fellow US runner Christian Coleman, after allegedly assaulting...
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US Trials: Christian Coleman into 100m final after alleged Sha’Carri Richardson assault
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US Trials: Christian Coleman into 100m final after alleged Sha’Carri Richardson assault
August 1, 2025
EUGENE, United States (AFP) -- Christian Coleman booked his place in the final of the 100m at the US Track and Field Championships on Friday hours aft...
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Woman breaks down in court over assault charge stemming from lover’s secret marriage
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Woman breaks down in court over assault charge stemming from lover’s secret marriage
July 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 32-year-old woman broke down in court on Tuesday as she recounted the events that led to her allegedly assaulting a woman she sa...
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Courtroom evacuated after man brings machete and baton to hearing
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Courtroom evacuated after man brings machete and baton to hearing
July 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A courtroom at the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court was evacuated on Tuesday after a man brought a bag containing a machete and...
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44-y-o production designer accused of assaulting woman
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44-y-o production designer accused of assaulting woman
July 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 44-year-old production designer has been charged with assault following an altercation with a woman in Potters Row, Kingston on ...
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Man freed of charges in assault case involving child’s mother
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Man freed of charges in assault case involving child’s mother
June 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man was freed of assault charges with strict instructions to adhere to probation rules on risk of prison time when he appeared i...
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US founder of Haitian orphanage jailed for over 200 years for sexually abusing wards
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US founder of Haitian orphanage jailed for over 200 years for sexually abusing wards
May 24, 2025
COLORADO, United States (CMC) — The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) says a man from the state of Colorado was sentenced on Friday to 210 yea...
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US singer Chris Brown freed on £5M bail in UK assault case
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US singer Chris Brown freed on £5M bail in UK assault case
May 21, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — American R&B singer Chris Brown, former boyfriend of superstar Rihanna, was on Wednesday ordered released on bail in an...
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King Charles calls for ‘reconciliation’ in Christmas speech
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Lucea mayor defends new Christmas tree as he blasts detractors
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Lucea mayor defends new Christmas tree as he blasts detractors
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HANOVER, Jamaica — As the festive glow of the Christmas season settles over Hanover's parish capital, Mayor of Lucea, Sheridan Samuels is issuing a st...
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DJ Mac gives UK-based Drip Rick Vi the green light
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Fast rising Uk-based dancehall artiste Drip Rick Vi is enjoying a great run in dancehall. The witty deejay has scored a place on one of the hottest be...
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Complex Ricki wants to ‘Make a Change’
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Complex Ricki wants to ‘Make a Change’
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Fusion reggae artiste Complex Ricki is generating a major buzz on the streets with her latest ambitious single, Make a Change , dedicated to the survi...
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Democrats demand probe into Caribbean boat strikes
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